Wellington District Marriage Register of Upper Canada Part 1, 1840-1852 [plus some baptisms & burials]

By Dan Walker & Fawne Stratford-Devai

This work includes a complete transcription of the original Wellington District Marriage Registers and the original marriage returns sent by Ministers to the Clerk of the Peace. Also included are some baptism and burial records as described below. Includes all or part of the following contemporary counties: Grey, Wellington & Dufferin.

NOTE: Includes a complete transcription of the returns in the District Marriage Register from 1840-1852, including occasional baptisms and burials.

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Some of the townships where marriages occurred and were reported in the Wellington District Register include: Arthur, Bentinck, Blenheim, Caledon, Chinguacousy, Clinton, Derby, Dumfries, Easthope (South and North), Egremont, Ellice, Eramosa, Erin, Esquesing, Flamborough East and West, Garafraxa, Glenelg, Grantham, Guelph, Holland, Nassagaweya, Nelson, Newash, Nichol, Normanby, Peel, Pilkington, Puslinch, St. Vincent, Stanley, Sullivan, Sydenham, Tuckersmith, Vaughan, Waterloo, Wellesley, Wilmot and Woolwich.

Check bordering Districts:  Complete District Marriage Register Series booklist  When searching for marriages recorded in District Marriage Registers keep in mind that many returns were submitted by ministers who were circuit riders who often performed marriages at great distance from their home bases. Circuit riders reported marriages in the register of the District where they lived which was not necessarily in the same District where the marriage took place. That said, if you cannot find the marriage in the Wellington District register you would be well advised to search bordering districts such as the Gore District Marriage Register, The Home District Marriage Register, The Brock District Marriage Register, the Simcoe District Marriage Register and the Huron District Marriage Register.  Surrounding contemporary counties include: Simcoe, Peel, Bruce, Perth, Waterloo.

Related article: District Marriage Registers of Upper Canada (Ontario) 1786-1870 - What are they and why are they important?

Details:

214 Pages
8.5" X 11" 
Maps
Index 
Originally published by Norsim, Toronto, 1995
This revised and updated edition with new maps and introduction published by Global Heritage Press, Milton, 2000 
ISBN 978-1-894571-22-7 (coil-bound edition)